Firefighters Worry The Sleeping Quarters Are Making Them Sick

HYANNIS, MA – Several months ago, Vicki Yefko found herself unable to move properly. “I woke up one morning and wasn’t sure what was going on,” said Yefko, a firefighter/emergency medical technician with the Hyannis Fire Department. After being taken to the emergency room, and then an ear, nose and throat doctor, Yefko was diagnosed […]

It’s Getting Better For Gay SF Firefighters

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Let’s hope that 2015 will be kind to the Fire Department. The past couple years have been rough. In 2013, a survivor of the Asiana Airlines crash was killed after being run over by two firetrucks heading to the scene. Then there was a $175,000 settlement with a black firefighter who […]